■ noun (in science fiction) a genetically engineered or artificial being created as an exact replica of a particular human being.
Origin
from replica + -ant : first used in the film Blade Runner (1982).
■ noun (in science fiction) a genetically engineered or artificial being created as an exact replica of a particular human being.
Origin
from replica + -ant : first used in the film Blade Runner (1982).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004